Basic LCD Monitor question.

[Shinnokxz]

Hey guys,

I plan on making the step from my budget Wal-Mart KDS X-Flat 17" CRT to
a semi highend 19" LCD-- and was toying with two displays I found on Newegg.

Firstly, here are the links:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824174024
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163129

They look to be the same monitor to me... same price, same size. Only
thing is, I noticed that the Neovo has '12ms' over AOpen's '16ms'. I'm
not quite sure what this means.. is bigger better, or is it like pings
in games.. you want to get the lowest possible?

I plan on doing gaming on this monitor. The Neovo looks more tempting as
it lacks the useless speakers the AOpen has, and has had good reader
reviews that cited the monitor was good with games like Doom 3, HL2, Far
Cry, etc.- The kind of games I'm into.

Anyone care to share the knowledge? Thanks for any input.

 

[Shinnokxz]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention... if anyone doesn't feel neither of those
monitors will be good for gaming, please recommend me one in that price
range that will. If it helps, here are the stats of my PC:

K8N Neo Platinum nForce 3
AMD 64 3400+ Clawhammer
1.5 GB DDR400
GeForce 6600 GT 128mb VIVO
Audigy2 ZS Gamer

 

[Jerry]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention... if anyone doesn't feel neither of those
monitors will be good for gaming, please recommend me one in that price
range that will. If it helps, here are the stats of my PC:

K8N Neo Platinum nForce 3
AMD 64 3400+ Clawhammer
1.5 GB DDR400
GeForce 6600 GT 128mb VIVO
Audigy2 ZS Gamer

From what I read before buying my LCD, in refresh rate smaller is
better. 8 ms is very good, 12 ms is probably OK, 16 ms will probably
start having ghosts during fast action.

You might think about a 17 inch LCD instead. The resolution is the same
(1280x1024) I was afraid that a 19 in. would start looking a bit ragged
at it's larger size.

 

[Tal Fuchs]

12 ms = 85 Hz (1/1000*12)
16ms = 75 Hz (1/1000*16)

Smaller number = higher refresh rate = better

Though, in the LCD arena you better have a look in the screens since each
manufacture measure it in a different way.
The same as 17" tube is not 17" of viewable erea (It's something between
15.9" to 16.3")

If you'r going to use the screen for fast 3D games you better spend some
more money and take an high refresh screen.

 

[Bob Myers]

12 ms = 85 Hz (1/1000*12)
16ms = 75 Hz (1/1000*16)

Smaller number = higher refresh rate = better

Smaller number equals a faster response time; the monitor may
or may not support a higher refresh rate as a result. (Most often
it will not - the LCD panel itself is commonly run at the same rate
no matter what the input timing, usually around 60 Hz or so.)

Faster response times, though, make for less "ghosting" or "smearing"
in images, so a lower number here IS generally a good thing. The
only thing to be aware of is that there are a lot of way to measure
and quote "response time," and you need to be sure you're actually
comparing apples to apples in looking at spec numbers. Also, make
sure that the response time quoted is the worst case over all
transitions - not just white-to-black or vice-versa, but for transitions
between intermediate "gray" levels as well. These are most often the
slowest transitions in LCDs.

Bob M.

 

[Shinnokxz]

Hey guys,

I went ahead and purchased that Neovo. I'll let you guys know how it
rolls after I get it and run some of my more tasking tests on it.